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Oysters are filter feeders, meaning their food comes naturally by filtering the plankton from the ocean water. As filter feeders, oysters are sensitive to their environment and often the coastal areas where they are farmed are monitored for pollution a lot closer as a result.

Aquaculture has become a major world industry producing one third of all seafood consumed. With the second largest aquaculture sector in Canada New Brunswick is at the forefront of aquaculture
production and plays an important role in aquaculture production
world wide. The main species reared are salmon, oysters and
mussels while other species such as cod, halibut, sturgeon, eel and bay scallops are demonstrating commercial potential for the future.

Like all shellfish, oysters and mussels are filter feeders whose principal food source is the microscopic algae found naturally in their environment. Shellfish are actually purifiers that filter out and assimilate the organic compounds in solution in the water. Through their filtering action, shellfish help to improve the quality of coastal marine ecosystems.

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